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Too Many Crooks [VHS] [1959]

VHS ~ Terry-Thomas
4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Terry-Thomas, George Cole, Brenda De Banzie, Bernard Bresslaw, Sid James
  • Directors: Mario Zampi
  • Writers: Christiane Rochefort, Jean Nery, Michael Pertwee
  • Producers: Mario Zampi, Earl St. John, Giulio Zampi
  • Format: Black & White, PAL
  • Classification: U
  • Studio: ITV DVD
  • VHS Release Date: 27 May 2002
  • Run Time: 83 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000064208
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 6,309 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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Too Many Crooks (1958) boasts an intricate plot in which Terry Thomas is being blackmailed for the hoards he's stashed away as a renowned tax dodger. Driving around in a Jaguar XK 150, a desirable sports car of the period, his intricate private life unravels as his put-upon wife, Brenda de Banzie, draws on her expertise as a wartime PT instructress to turn the tables on him by marshalling the support of a band of crooks (George Cole, Sidney James, Bernard Bresslaw and Joe Melia). Look out for the very funny court scene, where TT makes three appearances on separate charges before a bemused magistrate, John Le Mesurier.

On the DVD: Too Many Crooks is in 4:3 ratio and has a mono soundtrack. The only extra feature is a trailer. More TT tomfoolery can be found in the three-disc Terry Thomas Collection. --Adrian Edwards

Synopsis
Classic British farce about a gang of crooks who set out to kidnap a wealthy man's daughter, but get his unwanted wife instead. When the millionaire refuses to pay the ransom, she joins the crooks and plots revenge.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Terry-Thomas at his very finest!, 10 May 2003
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If you like Terry-Thomas you will love this movie. For my money it is one of the great forgotten classic British comedies of that era. It was later re-made in the 1980's, in the USA, under the title of "Ruthless People" with Bette Midler and Danny De Vito. They shouldn't have bothered - it was not a patch on this brilliant original. The storyline is classic farce: a gang of crooks kidnap the wife of a wealthy arms dealer and attempt to ransom her back to him. Unfortunately, the arms dealer (Terry-Thomas) is not playing ball and has no intention of paying. The result is that the kidnapped wife joins with the gang to take Terry for every penny he's got. It sounds corny, but, trust me, it is very, very funny. So, go on, what are you waiting for? Buy it now!
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A classic comedy, 15 Jun 2002
This film is a classic. Terry Thomas is perfect as the scoundral husband. George Cole, Sid James and Bernard Bresslaw make up the gang. It is your typical british comedy of the day and one you will want to watch time and again. As with all british comedies of this time, they are just as good and funny to watch now as they were in the fifties.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Very funny, 13 Jan 2007
This review is from: Too Many Crooks [DVD] [1959] (DVD)
Not quite as funny as Make Mine Mink, but still painfully hilarious. The scene in the court room was quite extraordinarily funny, and had me in tears and stitches, clutching my heart. There wasn't quite the sustained humour, and perfect pacing that there was in MMM, though. Never mind, it was still infinitely more humorous, witty and amusing than almost anything I've seen made in a film studio in the last 20 years. Terry Thomas was the rotter of all time, a sublime character, the type of would-be gentleman cad who simply doesn't exist in these egalitarian days --- more's the pity.
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